I think this is a very positive outlook! I have been nicotine free for 5 weeks and it is odd to think of myself as a non-smoker but my body was never meant to be dependent on nicotine. It was born pure and nicotine-free so really what I am coming back to is me.... the way I am meant to be...I am NOT depriving myself of anything except poison. so for today I will live free of toxic nicotine and NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF.

I think this is the only way to see things when dealing with nicotine addiction and recovery. It's so true! Actually by smoking or using nicotine we were depriving ourselves of something!.... Ourselves... the real true "us"!

We might be better to look at it as celebrating a gain of Freedom... instead of the junkie talk that we are mourning a loss!